Day One (f2f):


9:00-10:30 Introduction: Building an Architecture of Participation


  1. Outline of the Training
  2. Advantages and Limitations of eLearning
  3. Teaching in the "Nearly Now"
  4. eLearning as Learning (a conversation)

10:45-12:00 A Quality Online Classroom: Building in the Clouds


  1. Where do I put all my stuff?
  2. Slideshare and Slidecasting
  3. Flash Video: Youtube, Blip, Vimeo, & Viddler
  4. Scribd: Maps & Documents

1:00-2:30 A Room with an eView


  1. Organizing a Course Presented Asynchronously
  2. Rubric for Online Instruction
  3. Tools for Designing a Quality Online Experience: Wikis, Blogs, LMSs, and Tagging

2:45-4:00 Synchronous eLearning: Playing to a Live Audience


  1. A Continuum of Asynchronous and Synchronous Interaction?
  2. Webinar Options: Elluminate, DimDim, Screencast, etc.
  3. Tips for Running a Successful Session

Day Two (online):


9:00-11:00 Intellectual Property and Fair Use


  1. Introduction to Copyright
  2. Introduction to Fair Use
  3. Best Practice for Educators

11:00-2:00 Group Project

2:00- 4:00 Open Educational Resources: Developing a Culture of Sharing and Receiving


  1. Google is Flattening the World
  2. MIT Opens its Doors
  3. Separating the Wheat from the Chaff

Extra Credit: Building Community in an Online Environment


  1. Setting the Rules/Creating a Safe Space
  2. Fostering Real Human Interaction
  3. Remote Collaboration